Friction clutch or coupling



May 22, 193 4. L. TAYL OR FRICTION CLUTCH OR COUPLING Filed Dec. 2 o, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 21 4 IN E T K; [ammo 7I7yui1 May 22, 1934.;

L. TAYLOR FRICTION CLUTCH OR COUPLING Filed Dec. 20, 1932 5 Shets-Sheet 5 [am/M0 2 02.04"

Patented May 22;

1,960,092 FRICTION CLUTCH on COUPLING Leonard Taylor,

Trows'Upper Works Castleton,

England v Application December- 20, 1932, Serial No. 648,062

In Great device or cam-like structure which influences said units or sets of two links or rather a roller device combined therewith. The units or-sets of two chain links are alignment is departed from.

A-number of units or sets of two chain links of substantially standard or other pitch chain are each two chain links are held by the and are illustrated by ings, wherein: I

Fig. 1 shows, partly in section, a single clutch of the multiple disk type, the operating two chain links being clearly shown.

Figs. 2 and 3 show separately two of a series of successive friction discs which are subjected to end pressure when the clutch is on.

Figs. 4 and 5 show two modified friction discs which may be substituted for those illustrated at Figs. 2 and 3.

Fig. 6 shows a double construction of friction clutch embodying the operating units or sets of two chain links in respect of each of the combined clutches.

Figs. 7 and 8 are separate views of a series of alternate friction discs.

Figs. 9 and 10 are separate side elevation and plan of one complete unit 'or set of two chain links.

Fig. 11 is a sectional viewand shows the adjustable ring with pockets in which the units or sets of two chainlinks are disposed.

Fig. 12 is a broken end view of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a detail view to be examined with Fig. 6.

Fig. 14 shows another type of friction clutch controlled by the operation of several units or sets of two chain links.

Referring in the first place principally to Figs. 1 to 5, there is shown an external clutch. half a, which may run on a bush b and have a bosscan be mounted, said boss-like with spaced notches c spaced gaps, these being notches 0 a, combination of one complete unitv of a whole and comprises nular groove 57 Britain February 23, 1932 '2 Claims. (01. 192-03) like portion upon which a gear 7 portion being applied upon the bush b carriedon the shaft 0 and being suitably held in place in known way.

On the shaft fixed by a key 0 and having its sleeve-like portion turned to two diameters c c and with an inner end flange c Said long sleeve 0 iscut and the inner opposing face of the internal clutch half a' is cut with lettered a. A considerable number of toothed having the gaps c e engage the spaced and produce a multi-plateclutch the well known Weston or like type. Instead of the discs d, e,

such as are indicated in Figs. 4 and 5 and marked (1*, e and having a succession of ternal teeth, the notch-like features at 0 0. being correspondingly shaped.

Slidable upon the turned diameter of the sleeve c is a shaped pressure ring 9 which can act upon the assembled discs d, pockets f tending to thrust the shaped pressure ring g out of action. The outer end of the sleeve 0 has a screw-thread 0 cut thereon and a shaped adjustable ring h is utilized with locking screw 71. to retain adjustment of the ring h upon the screw-thread 03.

The spaced units or sets of two chain links are shown at Fig. 1 (and very clearly by Figs. 9 and are disposed between providing for the radial pitching and positioning of the units or sets of two chain links.

In the drawings, the pockets are marked 2, and each unit or set of two chain links is marked 9' as links 1 ,1 a spacer Each unit or set volvable barrel 7". mid-roller :i".

and a revolvable of two chain links in the shaped pressure ring 9, whilst the chain links 1' partly extend into a rounded cavity i formed in connection with each The pockets 2' are machined out to shapeas indicated at Fig. 13. I

Working upon and around the shaped pressure ring g, and the shaped adjustable ring h, is a type of striking device such as m (see Fig. 1)

wheel or pulley c is mounted a long sleeve c r discs or plates marked internal and exa flanged rewhich has a shaped internal cam face or incline m This striking device, by its cam face in the internal bore actson the mid-rollers .9" on the middle pin of the three pins in the units or sets of two chain links, and operates to cause an approach to alignment of the several units or sets of two chain links, or permits this condition to be departed from. Thus, the shaped pressure ring 9 is moved forward to effect clutching, by jambing the series of friction discs (1, e; or same is forced back (by the sprngs f) to permit separation of the friction discs for de-clutching. Such actions are effected according to the position of the striking device m. s

The shaped ring n can be set up or adjusted upon the screw-threaded sleeve 0 the latter being shown keyed at clupon the shaft c.

As to whether the shaft c is driven or is the driver is not material, nor is the manner of taking or conveying the drive.

A clutch, such as described, is wholly encased and very suitable for use in a gear box for drives in connection with machine tools.

Units or sets of two chain links with midroller, and marked as a whole a, are readily available which are uniform and accurate in size andcan be instantly applied between shaped pressure ring 9 and adjustable ring 71., and are effectively operated by an encircling striking device.

The Fig. 6 shows a double type of clutch embodying my improvements. In Fig. 8 the teeth d on the disc d are slightly different in shape.

Referring to Fig. 6, the construction is very similar as to most of the parts to the clutch al ready described, but modifications are requisite to the double clutch structure'illustrated.

The parts on the right-hand half of Fig. 6 which are similar to the construction already described have received the same reference letters, whilst those on been distinguished by a :n" added to the reference letter. Other parts which are slightly different have received a different reference letter.

In the example Fig. 6, two screwed sleeves C 0 with flanges 0 0 areused, the same being held on the shaft C by a key 0 The adjustable rings are marked H3, 11*, and are screwed in place upon the screwed sleeves C C and said sleeves when mounted on the shaft C and engaging the key 0 abut end to end, as the Fig. 6 shows. Each abutting clutch structure has its complement of units or sets of two chain links with mid-roller a" and marked as a whole 7' and mounted in the appropriate pockets i, i

The slidable striking device M has two internal inclined faces m and m and is capable of occupying three positions, when moved by a fork or the like. In the position on the lefthand as shown in full lines, Fig. 6, the links of the complement of units or sets of two chain links with mid-roller, (marked as a whole a) are pressed down and the left-hand clutch structure conveys the drive, whilst the clutch structure on the right-hand (Fig. 6) is out of action. If the striking device M be moved towards the right-hand, as indicated by dotted lines, then the right-hand clutch will come into action and the left-hand If the striking device M be in a mid-position, then both clutches are off The shaft C in this example may be the driver and either clutch can convey the drive, or this can be varied in any way obvious to those skilled in the art.

In order to set up about the screw-threaded ring, an

the adjustable rings H311,

to compensate for wear of the friction discs such as d, e, the pressure pled by interconnecting rods k, whereby, if a tommy bar be inserted in one of the holes W, the particular adjustable ring being thus coupled to the pressure rin y, or g, the latter can a? set up slightly towards the group of friction scs.

The Fig. 14 shows a modified construction of friction clutch embodying features similar to those already described. A disc 1 guided on spindles 2 and acted on by springs 3 is slidably mounted on the screwed sleeve 0 of a disc 5 keyed on a shaft 6. On said screwed sleeve an adjustable ring h with radial pockets i is mounted. In these pockets i the units or sets of two chain links 1, with mid-roller a"',.are mounted, and the two link'extremlties 9' and the revolvable barrel 5 engage the one a cavity i in each pocket 1'. of the adjustable ring h and the other an annular groove 9 in the disc 1. A striking device m'with cam incline m is-provided and slides upon the adjustable ring h. and operates to press down or release the complement of units or sets of two chain links 7 with mid-rollers 15', all as will be clear to the reader.

By fornL'ng a hole 7' through the links and spacer 7' (Fig. 10) a wire :i can be passed through the complement of units or sets of two chain links a (see Fig. 9) when assembling in the pockets 1.

Clutches constructed as described are cheap, powerful, compact, and small in over-all dimensions, and are capable of operating at high speeds.

' I claim:

1. A friction clutch or coupling adapted to be carried upon a shaft, and comprising disc elemerits capable of being acted upon end-on, means to support'and engage said discs, means to enclose said discs, provision on said discs to establish driving connection between said support means and said enclosing means, screwed sleeve rings a, 17 may be couice to keep the latter in position provision about said main shaft, pressure ring device, said slidable cylindrical striking device being adapted to act uponthe revolvable mid-roller of each unit of two chain links.

2. A friction clutch or coupling adapted to combine with a main shaft, a screw threaded sleeve mounted thereon, discs disposed about said screw-threaded sleeve, a'slidable pressure ring mounted on said screw-threaded justable ring mounted on said screw-threaded sleeve, pockets therein, a plurality of units of two chain links, a revolvable mid-roller carried about the centre pin of each unit of two chain links, a cylindrical slidable striking device movable interior cam face on the internal bore of the cylindrical slidable striking device adapted to co-operate with the mid-rollers of eachfiinit of two' chain links, and means to engage and enclose the discs, and provision for taking-up wear, all as set forth herein.

LEONARD TAYLOR.

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